Siphon-head for soda-water bottles or the like.



Patented flot 7, I902.

No. 7l0,674.

J. V. FASSMANN. SIPHDN HEAD FOB SODA WATER BOTTLES OR THE LIKE.

(Application filed Aug. 5, 1901.)

(H0 llndel.)

UrtiTnn STATns PATENT Truce.

.IOSEF VICTOR FASSMANN, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIAJIUNGARY, ASSIGNOR OFTHREE-TENTHS TO FIRM OF A. MARTINCOVICS, OF TEPLITZ AUSTRIA- HUNGARY.

SlPHON-HEAD FOR SODA=WATER BOTTLES OR THE LlKE.

SPECIFICATION ,forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,674, dated October7, 1902.

Application filed August 5, 1901. Serial No. 70,972. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern: of the bush is secured, preferably byscrew- Be it known that LJOSEF VICTOR FASSMANN, ing into the interiorthereof, a socket is, witha subject of the Emperor of Austria-H11ngary,in which the spring I) is arranged and in which 55 residing at Vienna,in the Province of Lower the upper extremity of the siphon-tube a isAustria, in the Empire of rtustriallungary, fixed, the arrangement beingsuch as to close have invented certain new and useful Imthe siphon-tube(t by means of the ball-valve movements in Siphon-Heads for Soda-Water 0against escape of the contents of the bottle. Bottles or the Like; and Ido hereby declare The removable top portion j, adapted to enthefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact degage in a suitableinternally-screw-threaded IO scription of theinvention,such aswillenableportion of the bush (Z, is furnished with a others skilled in the art towhich it appertains packing-ring or washer I, thus insuringa tight tomake and use the same, reference being joint between these two parts.

had to the accompanying drawing, and to The general construction andarrangement 65 letters of reference marked thereon, which of the upperportion of the siphon-head is the forms a part of this specification.same as usual, with the exception that it is This invention relates tosiphon-heads for minus the valve. bottles containing soda-water andother eiter- The plunger or rod 9, operated by the disvescent beverages;and it consists, essencharge-lever h against the pressure of the 7tially, of a part permanently connected with spring 1', is extendeddownwardly, so as to enthe bottle and containinga closing-valve and ableit to act against the ball-valve 0 when the siphon-tube and to which isremovably the top part jis screwed upon the bottle. secured an upperpart or top portion carry- Thus the filled bottles can be transporteding the delivery-tube and the discharge-lever. without the top portionj, as the ball-valve \Vith this improved arrangement it is now 0prevents the escape of the gas with which 25 possible to use one suchupper portion in sucthe liquid is charged, and when the bottle iscession on any number of filled siphon-botrequired for use it is onlynecessary to screw tles, and thus effect considerable economy by on theupper portion j of the siphon-head and merely having to supply toconsumers a sinthen depress the lever, so as to open the valve gle topportion with the required number of and discharge the contents. Onreleasing the 30 filled siphon-bottles fitted only with thelower leverthe spring I) closes the valve 0 again.

part, containing the closing-valve and the I claim tube, as hereinbeforestated. A siphon-bottle comprising a flanged neck,

The accompanying drawing represents in a bush seated therein, a flangedsleeve adaptvertical section the upper part of a soda-waed to engage thebush and the neck-flange, a

5 terbottle provided with the improved siphonring to hold the sleeve inengagement with head. 'said bush and flange, a socket secured to theAccording to my invention the lower porbush, a valve-seat mountedbetween the bush tion of the siphon-head, which may advantaand socket, avalve, and a spring mounted in geously be permanently secured to thebotthe socket adapted to seat said valve, in com- 0 tle-neck, consistsof a bush cl, securely atbination with a siphon-head adapted to becached to the bottle-mouth by means of a suitmounted in the bush, a rodmounted in said able sleeve e, composed of two halves, and of headadapted to operate said valve, and a lea ringf, which latter forces thelower flange ver for operating said rod, substantially as of the sleeve6 under the flange or shoulder and for the purpose set forth.

5 of the bottle, a tight joint being obtained by In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as means of an appropriate rubber or other myinvention I have signed my name in prespacking-ringlm.f ence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

The bush 6 is ormed with an internal seat a h T T for a ball-valve 0,adapted to be pressed up- JOSEF VICTOR FASSMABIB' 5o wardly against theseat by means of a spring \Vitnesses:

b, the valve-seat consisting advantageously J OSEF RUBUROH, of a rubberor like ring a. To the lower end ALvEsTO S. HOGUE.

